Cladosporium elegans

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Cladosporium elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Capnodiales
Family: Davidiellaceae
Genus: Cladosporium
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Cladosporium elegans
Penz. (1882) [1]
Subspecies
  • Cladosporium elegans var. elegansPenz. (1882)
  • Cladosporium elegans var. singaporense Sacc. (1921)
Synonyms

Cladosporium elegans is a species of fungus in the genus Cladosporium (anamorphic Davidiella ). It forms arid brown spots on living leaves of oranges in Italy. [2]

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References

  1. AJO Penzig, Michelia 2 (no. 8), pages 471 (1882)
  2. Cladosporium Citri Mass. and C. elegans Penz. Confused. Fawcett, H. S., Mycologia, Volume 2, (article)